SPRINGFIELD, MO., April 18, 2023 – The community is invited to Drury University’s largest academic celebration of the year at the second annual Fusion Day. On April 26 students will spend the day showcasing their original research, scholarship or creative work.
The event will kick off on the evening of Tuesday, April 25, with Drury alumna Dr. Laura Waters ’05 MBA ’19. Dr. Waters will speak about how a Drury education allowed her to combine her love for travel and passion for medicine. Dr. Waters is a board-certified pediatrician with Mercy Healthtracks Pediatrics. She was the first pediatrician in Greene County trained to diagnose autism spectrum disorders and was a Springfield Business Journal Healthcare Champion in 2018. Her talk will take place in the Judy Thompson Executive Conference Center at 7 p.m.
Fusion Day will culminate with the Joseph H. George lecture series endowed speaker Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of historically black college Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Sorrell is one of the most decorated college presidents in America and a fierce advocate for under-resourced students and their communities. He was named one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune Magazine; is the only three-time recipient of the HBCU Male President of the Year Award (2018, 2016 and 2012); received Higher Education’s President of the Year award; and Time Magazine listed him as one of the “31 People Changing the South.” Dr. Sorrell’s talk will take place on April 26 in the Judy Thompson Executive Conference Center at 5:30 p.m. and will focus on leadership and fear.
Fusion Day will feature a full day of student showcases beginning at 10 a.m. The schedule is as follows:
All events during Fusion Day are free and open to the public.
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Media Contact: Jasmine Cooper, Director of University Communications and Media Relations – (417) 873-7390 or JCooper020@drury.edu.
